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[Cappa]

does anyone know if season 2 badges and reward points are avaialble now?

 

[MarioHead3]

reminder that one single amphibian balances an infinitely more complex game better than a 30 billion dollar company

The fuck are you on about?

does anyone know if season 2 badges and reward points are avaialble now?

Yes. They made them available the minute the season officially ended.

 

[Data West]

Ana: Peridot. The dark horse.
Bastion: Tombstone
D.Va: B.Va
Genji: Oni
Hanzo: Okami
Junkrat: Toasted.
Lucio: Ribbit or Selecao. Both work.
McCree: Gambler with Gunspinning and I'm Your Huckleberry
Mei: Yeti Hunter
Mercy: idc
Pharah: Mechaqueen but I'm kind of bored of it
Reaper: El Blancho
Reinhardt: Balderich
Roadhog: Islander
Soldier 76: Morrison
Sombra: Muertos
Symmetra: Utopea
Torbjorn: Barbosa but none of them are that great
Tracer: Posh or T.Racer
Widowmaker: Comtesse
Winston: Undersea
Zarya: Default
Zenyatta: Ifrit or Djinyatta both work

I've done the science

 

[Lemstar]

The fuck are you on about?

OSfrog

 

[Psychoward]

I got Peridot from a lootbox. Tried it once, was disgusted at the garish yellow and returned to superior Garnet.

 

[Veelk]

I mean, you kinda have to have a sniper in an FPS. It would be even weirder if she weren't there.

Well on consoles she might as well not be and the game isn't any worse.

Guys, how can you say we don't have a sniper in the game sans Widow when we have hojo. His aim is true.

I got Peridot from a lootbox. Tried it once, was disgusted at the garish yellow and returned to superior Garnet.

I really just want to get Lapis.

Spoiler

We're talking about Steven universe, right?

 

[Antiwhippy]

OSfrog

dota as a series had a much, much longer gestation period than Overwatch.

 

[MarioHead3]

OSfrog

I'm only 23, but I'm gonna need you to get off my lawn.

 

[Psychoward]

Guys, how can you say we don't have a sniper in the game sans Widow when we have hojo. His aim is true.

He doesn't even have a scope. I mean he can snipe yeah but I usually use him more aggressively than a typical sniper.

 

[ramyeon]

Sombra's Noche is alright. Virus is better though.

 

[Psychoward]

Sombra's Noche is alright. Virus is better though.

As long as you're not using Glitch you're good

 

[Veelk]

He doesn't even have a scope. I mean he can snipe yeah but I usually use him more aggressively than a typical sniper.

Sarcasm, man. I don't think anyone can realistically play him as an actual sniper. Having to account for travel time, arc, and environment are hard enough, but the enemies can also turn on a dime, so the slightest change in trajectory at a large distance means the arrow isn't gonna hit except by pure luck.

He's intended to be a sniper, but he's actually a midrange fighter. Basically the distance Soldier engages his enemies. Anyone trying to use him otherwise is either clairvoyant or is just gonna have a bad time.

Edit: actually, there is one single situation where his use as a sniper was appropriate. At the start of the match, I snuck off to the other side of the chokepoint on hollywood, but where the enemy teach couldn't see me. They were hiding behind a reinhardt's shield as they approached. I sniped arrows at the Reinhardt's back, a big, slow moving target, and we performed a Pincer manuever on the team. He could die to my arrows in his back or he could turn around and get shot by my team.

This is the only situation where sniping with Hanzo actually worked as intended, when the enemy was literally impossible to miss. And in retrospect, it's easily counterable once they respawn.

 

[Plywood]

As long as you're not using Glitch you're good

What!

 

[Psychoward]

Sarcasm, man. I don't think anyone can realistically play him as an actual sniper. Having to account for travel time, arc, and environment are hard enough, but the enemies can also turn on a dime, so the slightest change in trajectory at a large distance means the arrow isn't gonna hit except by pure luck.

He's intended to be a sniper, but he's actually a midrange fighter. Basically the distance Soldier engages his enemies. Anyone trying to use him otherwise is either clairvoyant or is just gonna have a bad time.

Oh yeah, it's 5am my bad. I just see a lot of people trying to snipe with him so it bugs me.

 

[Psychoward]

What!

I think they call it Glitch because anyone who uses it must be having a glitch with their monitor.

It's like if Xbox comissioned Blizzard to make a skin for them under the guidelines that it was to be as ugly as possible.

 

[Plywood]

I think they call it Glitch because anyone who uses it must be having a glitch with their monitor.

It's like if Xbox comissioned Blizzard to make a skin for them under the guidelines that it was to be as ugly as possible.

fight me irl

 

[MarioHead3]

Guys, how can you say we don't have a sniper in the game sans Widow when we have hojo. His aim is true.

His aim is certainly something alright.

https://streamable.com/zv5h

 

[AngryMoth]

Widow is fine honestly. Unlike someone of the BS in the game (*cough* hook *cough) she actually takes skill to be played effectively and there are plenty of good counters. Maybe it takes some team work and coordination to shut down a really good player but this is a team based game afterall. If anything I think her grapple cool down should be shorter

 

[Veelk]

His aim is certainly something alright.

https://streamable.com/zv5h

I really want to see a view of those dragons emerging from the floor.

 

[Data West]

Hitting bodyshots on non-tanks isn't much skill

 

[Cappa]

Yes. They made them available the minute the season officially ended.

thanks! when I logged off last night season 2 hadnt ended yet and havent had the chance to log in yet

 

[MarioHead3]

Hitting bodyshots on non-tanks isn't much skill

It is on console.

Could be on PC too, depending on what level of aim you consider to be impressive.

 

[RBelong2Us]

Is it normal to get consistent skirmish in the game on PS4? Annoying to always go to them.

 

[Cappa]

Is it normal to get consistent skirmish in the game on PS4? Annoying to always go to them.

just turn it off from the options menu, I dont use it.

 

[RBelong2Us]

just turn it off from the options menu, I dont use it.

Ahhhh okay. Besides that I love the game! Hah

 

[Antiwhippy]

I actually won a widow v widow in 1 v1 .

Yay~

 

[Anne]

I just had Widow in 1v1 too. The other guy tried to do the trick shot on me and I just murdered him lol

 

[Fancolors]

On Widow v Widow I just aim at the sky the moment I leave spawn. 50% chance they are attempting a trick shot

 

[Skii]

I won my first 1v1 ever I think on normal server lol. I'm better than a silver player!

 

[Fonds]

Really curious what the placement tweaks will do to my placement matches this time around.

Last time I was placed at 2300 and I was able to climb a bit to 2500.
Haven't played competitive very long this season (1 month) so I'm hoping to do a bit better this season.

 

[Antiwhippy]

I just had Widow in 1v1 too. The other guy tried to do the trick shot on me and I just murdered him lol

Haha yeah, that's pretty much how it went.

 

[ISOM]

How is it that when I play quickplay games my team gets the one healer who is Ana and the other team gets mostly Mercy and sometimes double healers. Like is this game trying to frustrate me on purpose? Jesus. 3 straight games where our only healer was Ana and my teammates couldn't kill shit.

 

[Antiwhippy]

Solo ana healer is honestly way better than solo healer mercy.

 

[Chance]

Solo ana healer is honestly way better than solo healer mercy.

While true, I always feel a flutter of fear when we've got a solo Ana healing. "This could be amazing..."

 

[ISOM]

Solo ana healer is honestly way better than solo healer mercy.

While that may be true, you're assuming you're getting a competent Ana. If you're not, point and hold left click Mercy is better than watching Ana trying to snipe people on your deathcam.

 

[Newtype-001]

This Lvl 14 Ana would not heal me like i dont understand.

Im playing winston and standing right next to her she shoots 2 darts at me still leaving about a quarter of my health to be healed and decides to 1v1 a hanzo across the map instead and obviously gets killed. I just shake winston left and right to show my disapproval in her death state kill cam.

She did stuff like that the entire match.

I dont like spamming heal me and i didnt but man was she testing my patience.

 

[Incendiary]

Ana: Merciful
Bastion: Tombstone
D.Va: Junker
Genji: Carbon Fiber or Nihon
Hanzo: Okami
Junkrat: Jailbird or Junkenstein
Lucio: Selecao or Striker
McCree: AmeriCree
Mei: Abominable
Mercy: Sigrun
Pharah: Thunderbird
Reaper: Pumpkin or Mariachi
Reinhardt: Balderich (although let's be honest, all of Reinhardt's skins are amazing)
Roadhog: Stitched
Soldier 76: Bone
Sombra: Cyberspace (would be Virus if not for the toe shoes)
Symmetra: Utopaea
Torbjorn: Woodclad but I don't really like any of Torb's skins
Tracer: Slipstream
Widowmaker: Huntress
Winston: Explorer
Zarya: Dawn
Zenyatta: Ifrit

This is the correct list of best skins.

 

[Greddleok]

Winston: Explorer

Ok I take it back. Explorer and Safari are the best skins.

 

[Strootman]

Season 2 is over. Time to train with widowmaker.

 

[Sir Griffith]

Ana: Merciful
Bastion: Tombstone
D.Va: Default
Genji: Carbon Fiber or Nihon
Hanzo: Okami
Junkrat: Jailbird or Junkenstein
Lucio: Selecao or Striker
McCree: AmeriCree
Mei: Abominable
Mercy: Sigrun
Pharah: Thunderbird
Reaper: Pumpkin or Mariachi
Reinhardt: Balderich (although let's be honest, all of Reinhardt's skins are amazing)
Roadhog: Stitched
Soldier 76: Bone
Sombra: Cyberspace (would be Virus if not for the toe shoes)
Symmetra: Utopaea
Torbjorn: Woodclad but I don't really like any of Torb's skins
Tracer: Sporty
Widowmaker: Huntress
Winston: Explorer
Zarya: Dawn
Zenyatta: Ifrit

This is the correct list of best skins.

fixed

 

[Kito]

While that may be true, you're assuming you're getting a competent Ana. If you're not, point and hold left click Mercy is better than watching Ana trying to snipe people on your deathcam.

I've checked out career profiles on some Ana mains and confirmed my DPS suspicions, not even 1000 average heal (no exaggeration). I'm guessing they want to appease whiny 222 players by meeting the technicality of a second healer and be DPS incognito.

 

[ElyrionX]

Did they take out the total games played stats from the stats screen? I can't seem to find it anymore. Just want to know my win %.

 

[MrPanic]

The only skins that deserve shoutouts imo are:

Hanzo: Okami
McCree: Vigilante
Mei: Yeti Hunter
Reinhardt: Balderich
Zenyatta: Ifrit

For the rest all characters have decent legendaries. Well, except for D.Va and Soldier, they'll be stuck with trash tier skins forever it seems.

 

[PalaceBrother]

I'm so glad S2 is done. The games have been absolutely dog shit on PS4 since the Sombra patch dropped.

On another note, there's a mic'd dude on PS4 I who exclusively plays while exercising on his elliptical trainer. He's not even bad, I'm impressed.

 

[Papercuts]

Let's all be honest with ourselves. Sunyatta > Ifrit.

D.va doesn't have great skins but White Rabbit is my favorite.

 

[Greddleok]

Yeah, I don't really like any of D.Va's legendary skins. The mechs look OK, but they really fucked up D.Va's hair.

White Rabbit/Carbon/Default are all I use.

 

[Fonds]

Let's all be honest with ourselves. Djinyatta >Sunyatta > Ifrit.

Fixed.

 

[Data West]

Sunyatta's terrible. Doesn't even fit the character

 

[Skii]

Regardless of everything, Genji has by far the best epic skin in the game. It is so fucking clean.

Dva's skins are okay but they don't really change much of the design like other legendaries do.

I don't really care for Sombra's skins either. They're okay but nothing special.

The most consistent character in terms of skins is probably McCree. They all look good.

 

[Papercuts]

Atleast my screen isn't blocked with massive hand rings. ;_;

And yeah I think all of Sombra's are pretty ass. Noche is alright. I actually don't really like the character in general much at all tbh.